# Fractions (Foundation - Unit 2)

 Topic: Fractions Estimated teaching time: Foundation 2.5 hours - 3.5 hours

## Specification references (in recommended teaching order)

 N1.5 Order rational numbers.View assessment guidance > N2.1 Understand equivalent fractions, simplifying a fraction by cancelling all common factors.View assessment guidance > N2.2 Add and subtract fractions.View assessment guidance > N2.3 Use decimal notation and recognise that each terminating decimal is a fraction.View assessment guidance > N2.4 Recognise that recurring decimals are exact fractions and that some exact fractions are recurring decimals.View assessment guidance > N2.5 Understand that ‘percentage’ means ‘number of parts per 100’ and use this to compare proportions.View assessment guidance > N2.6 Interpret fractions, decimals and percentages as operators.View assessment guidance > N2.7 Calculate with fractions, decimals and percentages.View assessment guidance >

## Teaching resources

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Please note that, due to the overlap of C/D questions, some material may have been tagged as appropriate for both Foundation and Higher tier. Equally, due to the nature of some questions, different parts of a question may assess different topics. Teachers are advised to ensure learners have covered all of the question content before using such questions.